Psalms

Psalm 79:10

¹⁰Why should the nations ask,

“Where is their God?”

Before our eyes, make known among the nations

Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֤מָּה׀	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should the nations	הַגּוֹיִם֮	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
ask	יֹאמְר֣וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Where	אַיֵּ֪ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is their God	אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם	’ĕlō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
Before our eyes	לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ	lə·‘ê·nê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; first person common plural	H5869 eye
make known	יִוָּדַ֣ע	yiw·wā·ḏa‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
among the nations	בַּגִּיִּים	bag·gī·yīm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
Your vengeance	נִ֝קְמַ֗ת	niq·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5360 vengeance
for the bloodshed	דַּֽם־	dam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
of Your servants	עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.